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Until a few years ago, anybody who drove long distance in India, out of choice rather than necessity, was a fit case for the lunatic asylum. Such was the state of Indian roads. And then came Atal Behari Vajpayee, a former Prime Minister of India. Under him, the Golden Quadrilateral got done. Now, the National Highways, for the most part is good with some stretches truly world class. ...

... br> If you want to avoid the crowd you must visit during the week as during the week-end it gets choc-a-block and you wont be able to enjoy the beauty thanks to the overwhelming number of tourists. I wish we as a country would learn to respect and protect nature.

It was disheartening to see tourists littering this ecologically sensitive region, plucking flowers (an absolute No-No) and even stomping all ...

... at which point we decided, exhausted and covered head to toe to make a break for it and get a shower. And scrub we did, we're still finding paint in places paint should never be and it's been nearly 3 days since the party and after our first wash the bathroom looked like some sort of modern art installation. When we were walking around the hospital on Saturday there were quite a few laughs and points, probably because we still had ...

... more like an old country house set back from the busy roads of Pune by lush gardens. It is famously served as a prison for Mahatma Gandhi, his wife and personal secretary during the struggle for Indian independence. There wasn't much to see- a few rooms that formed an exhibition about the life and work of Gandhi and also a couple of rooms left as they were when Gandhi interned there with a few of his personal effects, but it was nice ...